This chapter focuses on strategic actions of local governments to enrich aviation services to their local airports, and analyzes the influence of these actions on the formation process of aviation networks. Air service development action gives an influence not only on the airport but also on...

Competition between maritime companies is fierce, as, for that matter, is competition between port authorities or indeed between maritime companies on the one hand and port authorities on the other. This continuing struggle may be considered a consequence of a changed world economy,...

Recently, large-scale hub airports have been developed at principal cities in Asia. Consequently, many direct air routes for Asian cities have been established from local airports in Japan. By December 2001, for instance, 22 airports in Japan offered direct flights to South Korea. These changes...